Today, the Santa Rosa Island Authority announces it has joined the Florida Purchasing Group, a regional purchasing community by bidnet direct. Local government agencies throughout Florida utilize the purchasing group for bid and vendor management. The Santa Rosa Island Authority invites all potential vendors to register online with the Florida Purchasing Group to access its upcoming solicitations by visiting www.bidnetdirect.com/florida/santarosaislandauthority.
The Santa Rosa Island Authority joins the Florida Purchasing Group and the community of nearly 50 participating local government agencies located throughout Florida. Along with a variety of bid and vendor management solutions, the Santa Rosa Island Authority gains access to a bid library to help with bid creation, a shared pool of vendors, and association with like-minded purchasing professionals in the area.
“Collaboration is important to us,” says Leigh Davis, Executive Director of the Santa Rosa Island Authority. “We think the bid library will really help us save time in drafting more effective bids and access specifications,” Davis continued. “Plus, it makes it easier for our vendors to access our bids.”
Vendors interested in doing business with the Santa Rosa Island Authority and other nearby government agencies are encouraged to register at www.bidnetdirect.com/florida/santarosaislandauthority. Benefits of joining the Florida Purchasing Group include:
• Centralized location for bids from all 47 participating agencies
• Bid alerts customized to the vendors’ products or services
• Reliable and timely delivery of notifications, addendums and documents
• Advanced notice of Term Contract expiration
• E-Bid and E-Quote Submission
The Florida Purchasing Group is one of bidnet direct’s regional purchasing groups throughout the country. It provides the Santa Rosa Island Authority a bid and vendor management solution, document and addendum distribution, and tracking of all activity throughout the procurement process.
About the Santa Rosa Island Authority:
The Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) is the governing branch overseeing the direction of Pensacola Beach on Santa Rosa Island. Pensacola Beach is located in Escambia County, the northwestern most county in Florida, and is home to approximately 2,000 residents. It is fully funded from lease fees collected from beach businesses and residences.
